The defeat against League-newcomer Union Berlin is a shock for Borussia Dortmund. There is doubt as to the issued of the season goal of winning the championship, and the demise of DW-sports editor Edward McCambridge says.
Borussia Dortmund has been beaten, overrun, and in the end played out. The Dortmund Team liked the on-paper superior Team, but played in the quivering cauldron of the Ancient forest, with its deafening Fans, however, are not matter. If you scratch a little on the expensive paint job, it’s simply the old engine again, when it comes to this Team tough.
Before title rival, Bayern 6:1 was delivered to Allen victory over Mainz and, therefore, a clear message is sent: “Come on, Dortmund, let’s see what you’re made of.” The response was small according to the players of Lucien Favre seemed so spineless, as Fans have come to know only too well from recent seasons.
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DW sports reporter Edward McCambridge
You can lose games. Yes, you can even lose against teams that are inexperienced at League level as Union Berlin – for the first Time in the history of the club in the German elite League, but you have to fight until the last second, if you want to convince someone of his championship ambitions. This has made Borussia Dortmund by no means.
Nothing against Union. There is a special kind of magic around the club, and Dortmund will not be the only team from East Berlin off and on this season licking their wounds. However, Dortmund collapsed in the second half, as the atmosphere in the stadium and the determination of their indefatigable, but in their opportunities limited opponents extended you difficult.
The defense is the key
Bavaria, returning Mats Hummels, who was brought back in the summer, in order to bring safety and Serenity in the often disorderly defense, showed none of the above skills. He distributed in the first half, a half-dozen brilliant passes, but when the storm was over, and I have found Union much too much space in the gaps between the German champion and the defending team-mates Manuel Akanji. Sir Alex Ferguson once said that it is the defense that brings a title. According to this theory, one loses, but also by the defence.
Attack is usually the salvation of this Dortmund team, but you have again seen that Dortmund’s Plan B was never really a good Plan. According to the Motto: “Give it to Marco Reus, the Ball and hope he pulls a rabbit out of the hat.” Even the greatest mages have free days, and this Time there were no heroics of the captain.
Not to mention the positive assist of Jadon Sancho, the was able to expand his impressive statistics and Julian Brandt made a decent starting debut was. In addition, the only consolation for Dortmund, however, is that you don’t need to come in this season again back here. Over 90 minutes, the roar from the grandstands of the Old Forester can take the Wind out of the sails. And even if the season has just begun, it can turn title hopes in doubt.